Draft:Cleary-Flood Generation Station

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The Cleary-Flood Generation Station is a 136 MW dual-fuel electrical power station in Taunton, Massachusetts. It is owned and operated by Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant.

Design[edit]

The plant consists of two units. The primary unit is a 110 MW combined-cycle system which can burn natural gas or No. 6 heating oil.[1] Originally built in 1975[2], this unit consists of a 20 MW gas turbine, and a 90 MW steam generator. A second unit, built in the 1965[2], has 26 MW capacity and exclusively burns residual or diesel oil.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "TMLP History". Retrieved 18 Jan 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant Fact Sheet" (PDF). EPA. 9 Feb 2006. Retrieved 19 Jan 2024.
  3. ^ "EPA Petition response for Cleary-Flood Station" (PDF). 24 Nov 2014. Retrieved 19 Jan 2024.
  4. ^ Larocque, Marc (19 Aug 2013). "Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant powers town using local, national sources". WickedLocal.com. Retrieved 18 Jan 2024.